As Japan prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day, a cranky group of Marxist protesters has called for an end to public displays of love, claiming it hurts their feelings. Members of Kakuhido, or the Revolutionary ...

From smartphones, computers, TV sets to car navigation systems, almost every device’s display shape is rectangular. But this stereotype is likely to change soon, as display-makers work to come up with unique designs, such ...

The first ladies of Japan and the United States spent time together Saturday in Palm Beach, Florida, visiting a museum and a Japanese-style garden while their husbands went off to play golf. Akie Abe, ...

A provincial governor nicknamed after a leading boy-band is surging in South Korean presidential polls following former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon’s announcement that he would not run in an election that could come ...

As Japan prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day, a cranky group of Marxist protesters has called for an end to public displays of love, claiming it hurts their feelings. Members of Kakuhido, or the Revolutionary ...

From smartphones, computers, TV sets to car navigation systems, almost every device’s display shape is rectangular. But this stereotype is likely to change soon, as display-makers work to come up with unique designs, such ...

The surge in Filipino visitors is likely to continue thanks to Japan’s eased visa rules, affordable travel cost and a rise in Filipinos’ financial stability, travel and tour executives said Friday. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, Japan received close to 350,000 visitors ...

The White House confirmed Sunday it is considering issuing a new order on immigration now that President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been halted as it makes its way through the courts. “Right now we are considering and pursuing all options,” presidential aide Stephen ...

The use of audiobooks is increasing steadily in Japan, providing a boon to the publishing industry, which is facing declining sales of ordinary books. Audiobooks already account for 10 percent of book sales in the United States and Europe. In the U.S., audiobooks, which ...

The Japanese women’s ice hockey team qualified for next year’s Pyeongchang Olympics on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Germany. Moeko Fujimoto, Shoko Ono and Hanae Kubo scored for Japan, which qualified for its first sport at Pyeongchang next February. Smile Japan will make ...